Ephesians 5:18

Ephesians chapter 5 · verse 18 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;

Context

v.17Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

v.18This passage

v.19speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 63:3

    Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee.

  • Zechariah 9:15

    Jehovah of hosts will defend them; and they shall devour, and shall tread down the sling-stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, like the corners of the altar.

  • Isaiah 5:11

    Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them!

  • 1 Corinthians 5:11

    but as it is, I wrote unto you not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not to eat.

  • Proverbs 23:29

    Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?

  • Luke 21:34

    But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare: